CVE-2025-14047 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-14047: WP User Frontend <= 4.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Attachment Deletion

Vendor Wedevs
Product User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published January 2, 2026
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Registration, User Profile, Membership, Content Restriction, User Directory, and Frontend Post Submission – WP User Frontend plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'Frontend_Form_Ajax::submit_post' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete attachment.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

User Frontend is missing authorization checks on certain operations, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data. The vulnerability affects versions up to 4.2.4. No authentication or user interaction is required to exploit this issue. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 4.2.4 as soon as possible.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site data without logging in or having permission to do so.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter content or settings on your site without credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2026 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated